System and Method for Presenting and Manipulating a Map User Interface

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting and manipulating a map user interface, comprising: presenting the map user interface in a vehicle tracking mode; changing the map user interface from the vehicle tracking mode to an exploration mode, wherein the map user interface is changed to the exploration mode based on a touch input that is received on a surface of a touch pad and a scalable map is presented on the map user interface within the vehicle tracking mode, wherein the exploration mode includes a simultaneous display of a first zone and a second zone, wherein the map user interface is presented within the first zone and includes an interactive map area and an inactive map area and wherein a vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface is presented within the second zone; determining a first gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan a scalable map presented on the map user interface at a first speed; and determining a second gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan the scalable map presented on the map user interface at a second speed which is faster than the first speed, in response to determining the touch input on the touchpad, selecting at least one POI user interface object within a map of the map user interface and presenting one or more selectable detailed interface cards within the second zone rather than the vehicle system user interface, wherein one or more of the selectable detailed interface cards includes detailed information pertaining to a point of interest (POI) presented on the map user interface.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first gesture includes a dragging touch input gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map presented on the first zone at the first speed as the second zone presents the vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface and the second gesture includes a swiping touch input gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map presented on the first zone at the second speed as the second zone presents the vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface, wherein the dragging touch input gesture includes providing the touch input and dragging at least two fingers across the touchpad, wherein the swiping touch input gesture includes providing the touch input and swiping one finger across the touchpad.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the second gesture pans the scalable map over by one page.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein a portion of a current page is still visible in addition to a portion of an additional page when the current page is panned by one page by the second gesture.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives inputs that include at least one of: the first gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map at the first speed and the second gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map at the second speed, wherein the inactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives inputs that exclude the first gesture and the second gesture.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the inactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives a third gesture that is different from the first gesture and the second gesture, wherein the third gesture includes a click-input gesture.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the inactive map area includes at least a portion of the scalable map of an additional page that will appear upon receiving at least one of: the first gesture and the second gesture on the touchpad.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein at least one user interface object is selectable within the interactive map area when a center portion of the at least one user interface object is within the interactive map area, wherein the at least one user interface object is partially presented within the inactive map area.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the inactive map area includes a description associated with at least one point of interest icon that is enlarged within the interactive map area when a hovering input is received upon it.

10. A system for presenting and manipulating a map user interface comprising: a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to: present the map user interface in a vehicle tracking mode; change the map user interface from the vehicle tracking mode to an exploration mode, wherein the map user interface is changed to the exploration mode based on a touch input that is received on a surface of a touch pad and a scalable map is presented on the map user interface within the vehicle tracking mode, wherein the exploration mode includes a simultaneous display of a first zone and a second zone, wherein the map user interface is presented within the first zone and includes an interactive map area and an inactive map area and wherein a vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface is presented within the second zone; determine a first gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan a scalable map presented on the map user interface at a first speed; determine a second gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan the scalable map presented on the map user interface at a second speed which is faster than the first speed; and in response to determining the touch input on the touchpad, selecting at least one POI user interface object within a map of the map user interface and presenting one or more selectable detailed interface cards within the second zone rather than the vehicle system user interface, wherein one or more of the selectable detailed interface cards includes detailed information pertaining to a point of interest (POI) presented on the map user interface.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first gesture includes a dragging touch input gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map presented on the first zone at the first speed as the second zone presents the vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface and the second gesture includes a swiping touch input gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map presented on the first zone at the second speed as the second zone presents the vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface, wherein the dragging touch input gesture includes providing the touch input and dragging at least two fingers across the touchpad, wherein the swiping touch input gesture includes providing the touch input and swiping one finger across the touchpad.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second gesture pans the scalable map over by one page.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a portion of a current page is still visible in addition to a portion of an additional page when the current page is panned by one page by the second gesture.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives inputs that include at least one of: the first gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map at the first speed and the second gesture that is utilized to pan the scalable map at the second speed, wherein the inactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives inputs that exclude the first gesture and the second gesture.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the inactive map area includes a portion of the scalable map that receives a third gesture that is different from the first gesture and the second gesture, wherein the third gesture includes a click-input gesture.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the inactive map area includes at least a portion of the scalable map of an additional page that will appear upon receiving at least one of: the first gesture and the second gesture on the touchpad.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein at least one user interface object is selectable within the interactive map area when a center portion of the at least one user interface object is within the interactive map area, wherein the at least one user interface object is partially presented within the inactive map area.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the inactive map area includes a description associated with at least one point of interest icon that is enlarged within the interactive map area when a hovering input is received upon it.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor perform a method, the method comprising: presenting a map user interface in a vehicle tracking mode; changing the map user interface from the vehicle tracking mode to an exploration mode, wherein the map user interface is changed to the exploration mode based on a touch input that is received on a surface of a touch pad and a scalable map is presented on the map user interface within the vehicle tracking mode, wherein the exploration mode includes a simultaneous display of a first zone and a second zone, wherein the map user interface is presented within the first zone and includes an interactive map area and an inactive map area and wherein a vehicle system user interface that is independent of the map user interface is presented within the second zone; determining a first gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan a scalable map presented on the map user interface at a first speed; determining a second gesture on the touchpad that is provided at a plurality of touchpad coordinate areas of the touchpad that are mapped to a plurality of respective areas of the scalable map to pan the scalable map presented on the map user interface at a second speed which is faster than the first speed; and in response to determining the touch input on the touchpad, selecting at least one POI user interface object within a map of the map user interface and presenting one or more selectable detailed interface cards within the second zone rather than the vehicle system user interface, wherein one or more of the selectable detailed interface cards includes detailed information pertaining to a point of interest (POI) presented on the map user interface.